''The Kingfisher's Roost'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by

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and

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and starring

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, William Quinn and

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.Munden p.407 It was made and distributed by the

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Pinnacle Productions.

Plot

Cast

as Barr Messenger *

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as Betty Brownlee * William Quinn as 'Bull' Keeler *

as 'Red' McGee *

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as Sheriff Breen * Jane Fosher as Mrs. Brownlee * Floyd Anderson as Dan McFee * W.S. Weatherwax as Bill Jackson *

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as Chief of the Rurales * Earl Simpson as Pete *

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as Dave Butler

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1920s American films 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Louis Chaudet Films directed by Paul Hurst English-language Western (genre) films {{1920s-US-film-stub